Dual vs solid mass clutch

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Gingerbread

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I purchased a TD5 Disco 2 that I believe has a solid mass LOF clutch.

I find driving the car that gear changes are hard to perform without a nasty jerk. It really does detract from the driving experience. Is this problem normal and expected with a single mass clutch? This is my first manual land rover so I have no reference point.
 
Iirc the disco has a hydraulic clutch damper in the line to the slave cylinder, round thing near the master Iirc?
 
Try double- declutching. Or just pause in neutral on the way between one gear and another.
They are just a bit more like a truck than a car and do have a transmission box as well as two driven axles.
 
LOF clutches .... especially the single mass replacing the dual mass versions are problematic (yes, i'm being polite).
There is little to no 'shock' absorbtion anymore and the R380 doesn't like that. The heavy springs between the friction plate and the drive member are also pretty good at transmitting vibration which again doesn't make for smooth anything in the transmission.

Take it out, throw it away, and fit a Valeo dual mass flywheel and clutch.
 
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